After two long years (and more than a million copies sold), Castle Crashers is finally available on PlayStation Network, bringing with it a couple of minor feature enhancements, and most notably, functional online play at launch.
Revisiting the game on PSN, I found the game to be just as original, vibrant, and damn near brilliant as when I wrote 1UP’s original review (read that for expanded impressions) in 2008, as the multiplayer gameplay and overall presentation are still a knockout. Despite the strides seen in downloadable game quality in recent years, Castle Crashers retains a timeless feel; if you didn’t play the Xbox Live Arcade version, the game should feel like a totally new release, unencumbered by the ravages of time. Sure, the game can be repetitive, and the humor is a bit crude at times, but the appeal of bashing cartoonish goons, leveling up your colorful knights, and being chased by a monstrous beast remains remarkably strong.
